Surah Al-Hijr 15:8 — translation and meaning
الحجر · Verse 8 / 99 · Page 262
مَا نُنَزِّلُ الْمَلَائِكَةَ إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ وَمَا كَانُوا إِذًا مُّنظَرِينَ
Word by Word
مَا
ma
Not
نُنَزِّلُ
nunazzilu
We send down
الْمَلَائِكَةَ
al-malaikata
the Angels
إِلَّا
illa
except
بِالْحَقِّ
bil-haqi
with the truth
وَمَا
wama
and not
كَانُوا
kanu
they would be
إِذًا
idhan
then
مُّنظَرِينَ
munzarina
given respite
Transliteration
Maa nunazzilul malaaa'i kata illaa bilhaqqi wa maa kaanooo izam munzareen
Translation
We do not send down the angels except with truth; and the disbelievers would not then be reprieved.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
In response to their idea of having the angels brought forth, Allah said: I will not send the angels except when it becomes wise to do so, that is, when your time comes to be penalised. And if the angels were sent and they did not believe, then their punishment would become imminent.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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